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Path to the Pulpit

When the Rev. Brad Thie finished Duke Divinity School, his first appointment was to a tiny church in rural North Carolina.

December 9, 2013 | Robert R. Webb III

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Sowing a Passion for Science

Laura Thompson doesn’t walk from her office to the classroom, she dashes. In conversations, her train of thought jumps the tracks, careening from one topic of interest to another. When she says she wakes at 6 eager for another day of work, you believe her.

December 9, 2013 | Susan L. McConnell

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The Thriving Rural Communities Initiative

An effort between The Duke Endowment, Duke Divinity School and North Carolina's two United Methodist conferences is supporting churches in rural communities.

September 5, 2013 | Robert R. Webb III

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Shaping Stronger Leaders — and Churches

In Durham, N.C., Duke’s Chapel United Methodist Church is giving its student pastor a house for his young family to call home. But if you ask members of the congregation, Pastor Innocent Justice is giving them just as much in return.

September 5, 2013 | Robert R. Webb III

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